Invasive Fungal Infections: The Early Killer after Liver Transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Liver transplantation is a standard of care and a life-saving procedure for end-stage liver diseases and certain malignancies. The evidence on predictors and risk factors for poor outcomes is lacking. Therefore, we aimed to identify potential risk factors for mortality and to report on overall 90-day mortality after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), especially focusing on the role of fungal infections.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed medical charts of all patients undergoing OLT at a tertiary university center in Europe.

Results

From 299 patients, 214 adult patients who received a first-time OLT were included. The OLT indication was mainly due to tumors (42%, 89/214) and cirrhosis (32%, 68/214), including acute liver failure in 4.7% (10/214) of pa

SUBMITTER: Breitkopf R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10301215 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature